Klickitat County West District Court Local Rules

Klickitat County West District Court — Local Court Rules

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To: The clerk of the Klickitat county West District court, p.o. Box 435, lVbite Salmon,
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I hereby request that the court decide my case based on my followiug sworn statement:

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(Attach additional pages if necessary)
I ftdfy [or declareJ under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
Washingon that the abova statement is true. I promise that if it is determined that I
committed &e infraction for which I was cited, I will pay the monetary penalty
authorized by law and assessed by the court. I understand that I may no{ appeal the
decision of the corrrt.
(Print your narne) yourname)
(Sileet or Fost Office address)
(City, state and zip code)

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Local Rule GR Z. Electronic Filing
A. Electronic filing ("eFile")authorizafion, charges, exceptions, waiver, and non-
compliance.
(1) Mandatory Electronic Flllng. Effective November 17,2021, attorneys shall
eleclronically file (eFile) all documents except the initial criminal complaint, citation, or notice of
infraction, using the court's designated eFiling service, Odyssey File and Serve, unless this rule
provides othenruise. The attorney of record for a defendant in a criminal case, non-attorneys, or
pro se parties are not required to eFile, but are encouraged to do so,
(2) eFiling Service Charges. An eFiling charge will be assessed each time a group of
documents (sometimes referred to as an "envelope") is filed on a case. This eFiling service
charge will be waived for (a) persons who are indigent or their attorney of record; (b)
government filers; (c) qualified legal services providers; and (d) protection orders or other
matters for which filing fees may not be charged by law,
(3) Documents That Cannot Be eFiled. The following documents must be filed in paper
form rather than eFiled:
(a) A document that is required by law to be filed in non-electronic format, for example,
original wills, certified records of proceedings for purposes of appeal, negotiable
instruments, and documents of foreign governments under official seal;
(b) Documents incapable of legible conversion to an electronic format by scanning,
imaging, or any other means:
(c) Documents larger than permitted in the User Agreement.
(4) Warklng Copfes. Persons who eFile documents under this rule are not required to
provide duplicate paper copies of those documents as "working copies" for judicial officers. The
couft may require that a party provide working copies of documents that are not eFiled.
(5) Waiver of the Requirement to eFite for aftameys.
(a) lf an attorney is unable to eFile documents required by this rule, the attorney may
request a waiver from the court. The attorney must make a ehowing of good cause and
explain why paper document(s) rnust be filed in that particular case. The court will
consider each application and provide a written approval or denial to the attorney.
Attorneys who receiva a waiver shall file a copy of the waiver in each case in which
they file documents. Attorneys who receive a waiver shall place the words ,,Exempt
from eFiling per waiver filed on {date)" in the caption of all paper documents filed for
the duration of the waiver.

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(b) Upon a showing of good cause the court rnay waive the requirement as to a
specific document or documents on a case by oase basis.
(6) Non.Compliance wtth fite Rule. lf an attorney files a document ln paperform and
does not hava an apprc)ved waiver from eFiling, the qourt may assess a fee agalnat the attorney
for each paper document filed.
(71 Elechonlc $erulca. lf a party serven another party electronically or via omail, that party
must likewiso accept service from the other parties electronically or via email.
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LCrRU 3.4
IRescinded effective September 1, 2O2Ll
LCrRU 3.4 PRESENCE OF THE DEFENDANT
(a) Presence Defined.
Unless a court order, CrRU 3.4 as now or hereafter amended, or this rule requires the physical presence
ofthedefendant,thedefendantmayappearremotelyorthroughcounsel. Appearancethroughcounsel
requires the counseleither (i)present a waiverthe defendant has signed indicatingthe defendant
wishes to appear through counsel, or (ii) affirm in writing or in open court that this is the defendant's
preference.
(b) When Necessary.
(1) ln addition to those hearings listed in CrRU 3.4(b), as now or hereafter amended, there is good cause
to require the defendant to be present physically or remotely (at the court's discretion) at the following
hearings: (i) the defendant's motion to waive jury trial; (ii) the defendant's motion for continuance of
trial date and waiver of speedy trial rights; (iii) any hearing where the court is required to conduct a
colloquy with the defendant; (iv) evidentiary hearings conducted pursuant to CrRU 3.5 or CrRU 3.6; (v)
status conference hearings, unless the defendant's counsel confirms, in writing or in open court (A) that
the defendant has expressly chosen to appear through counsel, as allowed by CrRU 3.4(a), and (B) that
counsel has affirmatively determined, through recent contact with the defendant, that the matter is
ready to proceed to trial as scheduled or that a written motion for continuance approved by the
defendant has been filed.
(2) When directed by the court, the defendant shall also be present physically or remotely (at the court's
discretion) at any pre-trial readiness or review hearing, when the court determines that the personal
appearance of the defendant is necessary to move the case toward resolution. Acceptable reasons for
when a defendant's presence is necessary include, without limitation, case load management, review of
existence and/or conditions of pre-trial release, and any hearing where a change in the case status could
result.
(e) Video Conference Proceedings.
Klickitat County West District Court authorizes the use of video conference proceedings pursuant to
CrRU 3.4(d) and (e), as now or hereafter amended.
[Amended effective Septem ber I, 20211

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